Five health benefits of sunflower seeds and sprouts, plus tips on how to grow them in your home

Health benefits of sunflower seeds and sprouts and how to grow sunflower seeds indoors at home

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Grandma may have been on to something when she told you her cookies had been “made with love.”

Thoughtful gestures really do help ease pain and boost pleasure, reveals a new series of studies from the University of Maryland. In every experiment, people believed the experience was more positive when it came with small niceties.

Listen, no one likes to go to the dentist. But while an appointment might feel like it takes forever, it turns out that visiting the dentist can actually take years off your life.

"The researchers found that those diagnosed with meningiomas were more than twice as likely as the comparison group to report ever having had bitewing images taken," writes Seaman. "And regardless of the age when the bitewings were taken, those who had them yearly or more frequently were at between 40 percent and 90 percent higher risk at all ages to be diagnosed with a brain tumor."

Rhubarb is great in pies, but have you ever tried it on chicken? Five health benefits of rhubarb and a delicious dinner recipe

Health benefits of rhubarb and a delicious rhubarb sauce with curry chicken recipe

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For once in my life, I managed to keep my mouth shut.

I’ve written a fair bit about my recent LA Marathon experiences, but here is something interesting that happened when I wasn’t hurting myself in pursuit of middle-aged glory.

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Fruit juice smoothie with sunflower seeds

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Can visiting the dentist give you cancer?

Curry chicken with rhubarb sauce: Superfood recipe Day 12

The Biggest Loser and overweight bias